Harvard University students are reacting as former U.S. Treasury Secretary and current Harvard professor Larry Summers says he'll step back from public commitments after the release of emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Recently released emails between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein show that the former Harvard president sought money from the convicted sex offender for his wife's poetry foundation

Harvard University commencement, former Harvard University president Larry Summers gives a wave after he was cheered as L-R former Boston Celtics player Bill Russell and Bill Gates sit to either side and applaud also. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

Larry Summers, expresidente de la Universidad de Harvard que en su día fungió como secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, anunció en un comunicado que renuncia a sus compromisos públicos tras la div

Emails revealed that Summers repeatedly sought advice from Epstein on romantically pursuing a woman he referred to as his mentee.

Summers, who said he would step back from public commitments over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, has an assortment of affiliations and engagements.

When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jeffrey E.

Flight logs reveal Summers flew on the billionaire’s private jet four times, including a flight on December 21, 2005, to Charlotte Amalie, the capital of St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands.